The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and Wales... 62 KB (2,700 words) - 22:21, 23 September 2023 |
building Defensive wall, a fortified wall Blanket fort or pillow fort, built by children Device Forts, in England and Wales from 1539 Hillfort, earthworks... 2 KB (325 words) - 17:56, 31 December 2022 |
Fortifications of the Isle of Wight (redirect from Forts on the Isle of Wight) a list of most of the fortifications on the island. The Palmerston Forts are forts built during the Victorian era. The name comes from their association... 7 KB (740 words) - 15:05, 29 November 2020 |
Coastal defence and fortification (redirect from Sea fort) defence forts were built to protect coastal forts. Through the middle 19th century, coastal forts could be bastion forts, star forts, polygonal forts, or... 26 KB (2,989 words) - 12:02, 25 April 2024 |
Portland Castle (category Device Forts) order, called a "device", in 1539, giving instructions for the "defence of the realm in time of invasion" and the construction of forts along the English... 28 KB (3,228 words) - 14:37, 10 February 2024 |
too close to Hull, so was disarmed when new forts were built at Sunk Island and Stallingborough. The fort was used as a training base between the wars... 6 KB (543 words) - 12:12, 28 December 2023 |
Reformation (begun 1532) under Henry VIII Henrician castles, also called the Device Forts (1539–47), built by Henry VIII Henrician Articles (1573), electoral capitulation... 461 bytes (93 words) - 19:20, 19 February 2018 |
Beacon Hill Battery (category Device Forts) reign of Henry VIII, following his visit to the town in 1543. These were Device Forts, built at Tower House, Middle House and the House-upon-the-Hill. They... 10 KB (1,048 words) - 13:20, 28 March 2024 |
Hurst Castle (category Device Forts) artillery fort established by Henry VIII on the Hurst Spit in Hampshire, England, between 1541 and 1544. It formed part of the king's Device Forts coastal... 54 KB (6,225 words) - 22:05, 1 May 2024 |
Camber Castle (category Device Forts) Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near Rye by King Henry VIII to protect the Sussex coast of England... 43 KB (5,664 words) - 21:03, 3 December 2023 |
Pendennis Castle (category Device Forts) order, called a "device", in 1539, giving instructions for the "defence of the realm in time of invasion" and the construction of forts along the English... 41 KB (4,506 words) - 21:38, 14 October 2023 |
Southsea Castle (category Device Forts) order, called a "device", in 1539, giving instructions for the "defence of the realm in time of invasion" and the construction of forts along the English... 38 KB (4,526 words) - 15:59, 2 February 2023 |
term designates the internal part of this space, relative to the closing device, door or window. In fortification this refers to the outward splay of a... 9 KB (1,120 words) - 21:21, 20 March 2024 |
Calshot Castle (category Device Forts) England considers Calshot a "well-preserved example" of King Henry's Device Forts. Calshot Castle was built as a consequence of international tensions... 30 KB (3,487 words) - 17:47, 8 May 2023 |
Deal Castle (category Device Forts) order, called a "device", in 1539, giving instructions for the "defence of the realm in time of invasion" and the construction of forts along the English... 34 KB (4,071 words) - 15:09, 30 November 2023 |
Germany by means of free-flying hydrogen balloons that carried incendiary devices or trailing steel wires (intended to damage power lines.) Between 1942... 7 KB (885 words) - 07:44, 9 May 2023 |
Martello tower (redirect from Martello Fort) Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from... 75 KB (7,758 words) - 08:38, 30 April 2024 |
others, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Pilgrimage of Grace, the Device Forts, the foundation of the Royal Navy, the English Reformation, the Great... 2 KB (228 words) - 05:19, 2 February 2024 |
Salcombe Castle (redirect from Fort Charles (Salcombe)) 3°46′35″W / 50.2289°N 3.7765°W / 50.2289; -3.7765 Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe... 5 KB (751 words) - 13:13, 28 April 2024 |
Sandgate Castle (category Device Forts) order, called a "device", in 1539, giving instructions for the "defence of the realm in time of invasion" and the construction of forts along the English... 29 KB (3,511 words) - 09:26, 21 April 2023 |
St Mawes Castle (category Device Forts) order, called a "device", in 1539, giving instructions for the "defence of the realm in time of invasion" and the construction of forts along the English... 39 KB (4,635 words) - 20:22, 29 January 2023 |
Baradari in Lahore completed Approximate date of completion of some of the Device Forts on the coast of England: Calshot, Deal, Sandgate, Sandown and Walmer... 4 KB (367 words) - 21:37, 25 March 2023 |